I just got back from checking this one out. A few notes:
-I lean more to the right.
-I've never even really heard of the comic, so I obviously have never read any of it.
That said, I really, really enjoyed the flick. I wasn't offended by anything, and I must say that you would have to go in wanting to hate it to get to that point. I loved the speech of V also, that was fantastic. I can't really think of too much to say right now other than I really enjoyed it, and like Inside Man, I'd be willing to check it out again on the big screen. I was a huge fan of the visuals - from the effect used when V would use his weapons and the blood (the blood reminded me of Zatoichi, 2003) to the scene of everyone with the masks. It wasn't a perfect flick, certain things seemed rushed to me and even at over two hours I felt like it was far too short. I agree with the poster who said that this will be a DVD that will have tons of extra footage, and maybe even an extended cut version of the film that fleshes certain things out even more. I'd buy that in a second, and I can't wait for it.
No offense, but Mike Atkinson sounds like a twat to me. One of the worst movies he has ever seen? Come the fuck on. You seem to put far too much faith in your professors.